Vikes Win in NY (really NJ)!!!
Could the Vikes actually make the playoffs? I'm not gonna hold my breath but at 5-6 they are in the race for a wildcard berth. Four of their last five games are against opponets with losing records (Bears, 49ers, Denver, Redskins) and the fifth game is this week against the Lions at home; The Lions have a 3 game losing streak. Three of the last five are home games. It's hard to believe but the Vikes could conceivably win out and be 10-6. I am guessing that 9-7 will be good enough for the playoffs. Like I said, I won't hold my breath even with AP coming back this week.
Ice Update:Ice is on Platte and Bulldog(???), however I am in no hurry to go out and test it. It's conceivable that I will be out within the next 2-3 weeks.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving All!
Especially to family and the U.S. Armed Forces.
For the record: Thanksgiving 2007 was quiet with the Dinner being me, mom, Dad, and older brother Jeff. We all took an after meal nap. Todd and the girls were in Hoboken and Steve and the girls were in Florida. The food was excellent, Mom cooked a small turkey. There was a light dusting of snow on the ground, the Packers kicked Lion tail, the Cowboys kicked Jet tail, the Colts kicked somebodies tail that I didn't see cause it was on NFL network. The big news of the day was the Gander Mtn was open today, Tori Hunter signed a 90million $ deal with the Angels, and Jay Leno had to show last years Thanksgiving program due to the writers strike.
Also of note is that on November 20 was my 3rd Blogirthday or Blogiversary. You can check out the past 3 years in the archives which are down aways on the right colomn.
Especially to family and the U.S. Armed Forces.
For the record: Thanksgiving 2007 was quiet with the Dinner being me, mom, Dad, and older brother Jeff. We all took an after meal nap. Todd and the girls were in Hoboken and Steve and the girls were in Florida. The food was excellent, Mom cooked a small turkey. There was a light dusting of snow on the ground, the Packers kicked Lion tail, the Cowboys kicked Jet tail, the Colts kicked somebodies tail that I didn't see cause it was on NFL network. The big news of the day was the Gander Mtn was open today, Tori Hunter signed a 90million $ deal with the Angels, and Jay Leno had to show last years Thanksgiving program due to the writers strike.
Also of note is that on November 20 was my 3rd Blogirthday or Blogiversary. You can check out the past 3 years in the archives which are down aways on the right colomn.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
The return of Daunte...
Vikes Win!!!
Well Daunte Culpepper was back in Minnesota for a football game today. I was a big Culpepper supporter up until the point he gave up on the Vikes. At that point I joined the "Chokepepper" bandwagon and wished him nothing but failure. Failure is exactly where Dante landed, first with the Dolphins, now with the Raiders. I really could care less what happens to Dante from now on, I'm over it. It was however good to see the Vikes beat Daunte in there first meeting since the falling out.
It's kind of sad to say but Culpepper would be an upgrade from anything we have at the QB position right now. I just don't think Tavaris has it in him to be a big league quarterback.
It's really to bad that Adrian Peterson got injured last week, cause I think he would have had a shot at 200yards vs. the Raider run defence. Sure Chester did a great job with 164 and 3 TD's, but I think Adrian would have done even better.
As for the blowout by the Packers last week, that was just a pathetic performance by the purple. If I were Chilly I would have kicked the field goal rather than get the doughnut. It sucked that Mewelde Moore got in and had the ball bounce off his hands for a turnover in the red zone. After this game, I'm not so sure that coach Chilly should get a 3rd year.
Well Daunte Culpepper was back in Minnesota for a football game today. I was a big Culpepper supporter up until the point he gave up on the Vikes. At that point I joined the "Chokepepper" bandwagon and wished him nothing but failure. Failure is exactly where Dante landed, first with the Dolphins, now with the Raiders. I really could care less what happens to Dante from now on, I'm over it. It was however good to see the Vikes beat Daunte in there first meeting since the falling out.
It's kind of sad to say but Culpepper would be an upgrade from anything we have at the QB position right now. I just don't think Tavaris has it in him to be a big league quarterback.
It's really to bad that Adrian Peterson got injured last week, cause I think he would have had a shot at 200yards vs. the Raider run defence. Sure Chester did a great job with 164 and 3 TD's, but I think Adrian would have done even better.
As for the blowout by the Packers last week, that was just a pathetic performance by the purple. If I were Chilly I would have kicked the field goal rather than get the doughnut. It sucked that Mewelde Moore got in and had the ball bounce off his hands for a turnover in the red zone. After this game, I'm not so sure that coach Chilly should get a 3rd year.
Friday, November 16, 2007
BP vs Duffman Weeks 22-25
The ice is not on the lakes yet, so there is still time for Duffman or me to pull ahead. I did get some Mille Lacs Oct. full moon walleye fishing in, but didn't manage to bag any smallies.
Week 22
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 23
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 24
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 25
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 6
Week 22
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 23
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 24
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 25
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 6
Sunday, October 21, 2007
ML Fall 07 Skunk
Well I finally got the boat hooked up and headed to Mille Lacs. I arrived at the access around 5:30PM and barely had enough daylight to accomplish my mission. My mission was to head out to Indian Point and log the same waypoints in the new GPS that were in the old GPS. Normally you would not have to go on the lake to do this, but my old GPS has lines in the Liquid Crystal Display missing and so you can't see what the coordinates of a given way point are; So for me to have the same waypoints I would have to physically run over the same spots and mark them in the new GPS. There was no wind and so it was easy to just use the electric trolling motor. There were 8-10 bobber fisherman on Indian Point but they were all far enough to the south that I was able to log in all my points. By the time I was done it was dark. Since there was no wind and still quite a few of the bobber brigade around I decided not to fish Indian Point.
I headed into Casino Bay (Sha bosh Kung) and made a full pass out to Sherman's point and back. I didn't even have a strike. Finding my way back in to the access was a little hairy, but I got it done without to much trouble. I got in around 9PM.
I talked to two boats at the access. One had gotten a couple and the other was skunked.
So that's it for my first Fall 07 walleye trip, Skunked.
I headed into Casino Bay (Sha bosh Kung) and made a full pass out to Sherman's point and back. I didn't even have a strike. Finding my way back in to the access was a little hairy, but I got it done without to much trouble. I got in around 9PM.
I talked to two boats at the access. One had gotten a couple and the other was skunked.
So that's it for my first Fall 07 walleye trip, Skunked.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
BP vs Duffman Week 21
I didn't get out and would be surprized if Duffman did, because it rained all week.
Week 21
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 6
To be honest, I don't know if I will do any more bass fishing this open water season. It is the time of year I'd rather be fishing salmon in Sconi or Pig walters on Mille Lacs. I won't be fishing salmon again this year, but should be hitting the water hard this week for walleye. I bought a new GPS and will want to start getting my money's worth out of it. Hopefully this Magellan will hold up unlike the last two I had. It is a big ? as to whether or not the the Magellan Sportrack will allow me to mark the exact same waypoints on Indian Point. Unfortunatly the coordinates are unreadable on Sportrack and so the only way to reproduce the same spots will be to do it on the lake. Who knows if the Sportrack will work or not for me to do that.
Week 21
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 6
To be honest, I don't know if I will do any more bass fishing this open water season. It is the time of year I'd rather be fishing salmon in Sconi or Pig walters on Mille Lacs. I won't be fishing salmon again this year, but should be hitting the water hard this week for walleye. I bought a new GPS and will want to start getting my money's worth out of it. Hopefully this Magellan will hold up unlike the last two I had. It is a big ? as to whether or not the the Magellan Sportrack will allow me to mark the exact same waypoints on Indian Point. Unfortunatly the coordinates are unreadable on Sportrack and so the only way to reproduce the same spots will be to do it on the lake. Who knows if the Sportrack will work or not for me to do that.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Skoal Vikings!!!
Had to do a like Vikes blogging after the big Chicago Win. It looks like us Vikes fans are gonna have something to watch in this Peterson kid. Wow!
Still I am not very optomistic about the team this season. Sure they could easily be 3-2 at this point, but Tavaris has a long way to go and Peterson isn't going to be scoring 3 TD's a week.
I am up in the air about Coach Chilly tending to be more negative than positive. That was quite a collapse against the Bears inspite of the win. If we beat Dallas I would be quite shocked.
Had to do a like Vikes blogging after the big Chicago Win. It looks like us Vikes fans are gonna have something to watch in this Peterson kid. Wow!
Still I am not very optomistic about the team this season. Sure they could easily be 3-2 at this point, but Tavaris has a long way to go and Peterson isn't going to be scoring 3 TD's a week.
I am up in the air about Coach Chilly tending to be more negative than positive. That was quite a collapse against the Bears inspite of the win. If we beat Dallas I would be quite shocked.
Friday, October 12, 2007
BP vs Duffman Week 20
I didn't get out, to bad today would have been a good day to fish. Overcast and calm. How about you Duffman?
It's possible that the Duffman has left the building because I know from fishing MN he was out fishing sometime in the past couple of weeks. However no report, no score!
Well Duffman has reported in and caught a fish for week 20, it's all tied up again. I don't know that I will fish for bass any more this season. The contest does run until the end of November 2.
Week 20
BP 0
Duffman 1
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 6
It's possible that the Duffman has left the building because I know from fishing MN he was out fishing sometime in the past couple of weeks. However no report, no score!
Well Duffman has reported in and caught a fish for week 20, it's all tied up again. I don't know that I will fish for bass any more this season. The contest does run until the end of November 2.
Week 20
BP 0
Duffman 1
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 6
Friday, October 05, 2007
BP vs. Duffman Weeks 17,18,&19
I got out and fished the 28th (Week 18) and 29th (Week 19) catching a 15.5" and 14" Largemouth's. So unless Duffman can top that, I've retaken the lead.
Week 17
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 18
BP 1
Duffman 0
Week 19
BP 1
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 5
Week 17
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 18
BP 1
Duffman 0
Week 19
BP 1
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 6
Duffman 5
Saturday, September 15, 2007
BP vs Duffman Weeks 15&16
Well since I have pretty much stopped fishing Duffman is now in the lead.
Week 15
BP 0
Duffman 1
Week 16
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 5
Week 15
BP 0
Duffman 1
Week 16
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 5
Friday, August 31, 2007
BP vs Duffman Week 14
I didn't get out once again, so Duffman may have taken the lead.
Week 14
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 4
Week 14
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 4
Friday, August 24, 2007
BP vs. Duffman Weeks 12 & 13
Week 12
BP 0
Duffman 1
Week 13
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 4
There is a BASS Major going on this weekend at Lake Dardanelle, maybe I will cover it tommorrow.
Fantasy Bass Update: Looks like the Potomac did the BP1 in as far as winning the MN Fantasy Bass League. I am behind the leader by close to 300 pts because of the Potomac. Overall for Dardanelle the results are ok, BP 1 has 3 anglers in the top 12 cut.
BP 0
Duffman 1
Week 13
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 4
There is a BASS Major going on this weekend at Lake Dardanelle, maybe I will cover it tommorrow.
Fantasy Bass Update: Looks like the Potomac did the BP1 in as far as winning the MN Fantasy Bass League. I am behind the leader by close to 300 pts because of the Potomac. Overall for Dardanelle the results are ok, BP 1 has 3 anglers in the top 12 cut.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Elite Potomac Day Final
Congtatulations to Skeet Reese on the victory that almost certainly bags him Angler Of The Year honors as well.
Bassfan
Story...
BassZone Story...
Bassfan
Story...
BassZone Story...
Saturday, August 11, 2007
20,000/BpvD wk 11/Elite Potomac Day 2
The Bass Pundit blog has reached it's 20,000th visit. I think I average somewhere around 25 visits a day.
BP vs. Duffman
Once again this week I did not get out so if Duffman did it's all tied up for the summer. Wow what a contest. I think we have both fished only 1 of the weeks.
Week 11
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 3
Pro Bass Fishing:
I was totally asleep at the wheel this week and forgot about the BASS Elite at the Potomac River. I didn't change up on the Fantasy Teams and am getting pretty much killed because of it.
Bassfan Story...
Basszone Story...
Fantasy Bass Fishing Notes:
Day1 was terrible. Day 2 saw quite a bit of improvement. Kennedy and Roumbainis who are on both squads are in the top 12 but those are the BPboys only top 50 guys. BP1 has 4 of 5 in the top 50. Hopefully Day 3 will be as good or better than Day 2.
BP vs. Duffman
Once again this week I did not get out so if Duffman did it's all tied up for the summer. Wow what a contest. I think we have both fished only 1 of the weeks.
Week 11
BP 0
Duffman 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 3
Pro Bass Fishing:
I was totally asleep at the wheel this week and forgot about the BASS Elite at the Potomac River. I didn't change up on the Fantasy Teams and am getting pretty much killed because of it.
Bassfan Story...
Basszone Story...
Fantasy Bass Fishing Notes:
Day1 was terrible. Day 2 saw quite a bit of improvement. Kennedy and Roumbainis who are on both squads are in the top 12 but those are the BPboys only top 50 guys. BP1 has 4 of 5 in the top 50. Hopefully Day 3 will be as good or better than Day 2.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
The Million Dollar Man
Scott Suggs of Bryant, Ar is the first ever winner of a million dollar pay day in Professional Bass Fishing. He won it on his home lake, Lake Ouachita.
As it turns out I will NOT be a guide with G.E.M. Fishing Camp this week, therefore I won't have done it this summer. Maybe I will get out and fish this week.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
BP vs. Duffman Week 10
Once again this week I did not get on the water so if Duffman did, it will be his week. And it is!
Week 10
BP 0
Duffman 1
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 3
Wow I haven't been paying attention to the Bass fishing world. This week is the million dollar Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita. Click on BassFan for more info.
On the 35W Bridge Collapse:
Wow who would have thought something like that could happen without a major triggering event such as an earthquake or a bomb. Simply unbelieveable. I consider it quite amazing that more were not killed and seriously injured. In college I used to travel over this bridge quite often, but I haven't really had a reason to go over it in several years.
And to those who would use this as an excuse to make partisan political attacks or call for the raising of additional taxes. You SUCK because you have no shame!
Week 10
BP 0
Duffman 1
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 3
Wow I haven't been paying attention to the Bass fishing world. This week is the million dollar Forrest Wood Cup at Lake Ouachita. Click on BassFan for more info.
On the 35W Bridge Collapse:
Wow who would have thought something like that could happen without a major triggering event such as an earthquake or a bomb. Simply unbelieveable. I consider it quite amazing that more were not killed and seriously injured. In college I used to travel over this bridge quite often, but I haven't really had a reason to go over it in several years.
And to those who would use this as an excuse to make partisan political attacks or call for the raising of additional taxes. You SUCK because you have no shame!
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Bass Major Onondaga Day Final
Fantasy Bass Fishing Notes: Well the day did not go as I hoped as Wolak really stumbled. I ended up with a 1,2,5 and 2,5,6. Kennedy had a dead fish penalty that relgated him to 2nd so BP1 really was unlucky today. The BPboys ended up with the 9th best line up of all players. Not bad, but not good enough for a prize.
Basszone Story...
Bassfan Story...
Basszone Story...
Bassfan Story...
Saturday, July 28, 2007
BASS Major Lake Onondaga Day 1
BassZone On the Water Blog...
BassZone Story...
Bassfan Story...
Fantasy Bass Fishing Notes:
If only the tournament ended today. I have a 1,2,3, and a 1,3,5 line up therefore all my top 12 guys are fishing the top 6 tommorrow. Hopefully Wollack can hold on, Kennedy can move to 2nd and then either Peter T or Lintner can come in 3rd. There is definitely a shot at my best score of the year and I think prizes are in play.
BassZone Story...
Bassfan Story...
Fantasy Bass Fishing Notes:
If only the tournament ended today. I have a 1,2,3, and a 1,3,5 line up therefore all my top 12 guys are fishing the top 6 tommorrow. Hopefully Wollack can hold on, Kennedy can move to 2nd and then either Peter T or Lintner can come in 3rd. There is definitely a shot at my best score of the year and I think prizes are in play.
Friday, July 27, 2007
BPvDuffman Weeks 8-9/BASS Major Oneida
Yes the BP Duffman Challenge is still going on. I am trying my best to make things even by not fishing, but Duffman failed to get out week 8.
Week 8
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 9
Duffman 1
BP 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 2
Bassfan Story...
Basszone On the water blog...
BassZone Story...
Fantasy Bass Fishing Notes: Maybe my best line up's of the year. Both teams have 3 in the top 12 cut. Kennedyx2 Wolakx2 Lintner Peter T.
Week 8
BP 0
Duffman 0
Week 9
Duffman 1
BP 0
Summer 2007
BP 4
Duffman 2
Bassfan Story...
Basszone On the water blog...
BassZone Story...
Fantasy Bass Fishing Notes: Maybe my best line up's of the year. Both teams have 3 in the top 12 cut. Kennedyx2 Wolakx2 Lintner Peter T.
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